Development Associate
Development Associate
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09-05-2025
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Position Title: Development Associate
Program/Dept: Development
Reports to: Director of Development
Classification: Regular FullTime non exempt
Salary: $30.34 DOEE & Benefits
Reports to: Director of Development
Classification: Regular FullTime non exempt
Salary: $30.34 DOEE & Benefits
About Us: Caminar is a leading behavioral health organization that supports youth and adults across multiple counties in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area. Caminar builds strength and stability through comprehensive mental health and substance use treatment and wraparound services delivered through evidencebased wholeperson care. Founded in 1964 Caminars vision is to be a beacon of safety compassion and fulfillment supporting all those in our communities who need it most. Our mission is to build strength and stability through comprehensive mental health and substance use treatment delivered through evidencebased wholeperson care.
Position Summary: Reporting to the Director of Development and working as a donor relations partner with the Chief Development Officer the Development Associate collaborates closely with colleagues to execute on all development and marketing programs promote donor engagement in the work of Caminar. The Development Associate will have an integral role in achieving the organizations individual donor fundraising goals. The Associate will provide essential support that promotes strong donor relationships donor meeting scheduling and preparations donor activity record and profile management. A commitment to high quality customer service and data entry skills are imperative. This role will provide a rewarding opportunity to leverage excellent relationship building and stewardship process management ability to analyze donor data and trends and prepare summary reports for colleagues executive leadership and Board members. The successful candidate will work in a fastpaced learning and collaborative environment with opportunities for professional growth.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Enjoys and flourishes in a highly communicative role with donors staff and Board members and other volunteers; frequent phone calls emails events and occasional in person meetings.
- Strong project management skills; gathering and tracking data; preparing reports from data which include indepth narratives; briefing team members and executives on confidential financial information and donor moves management activities.
- Support all donor database activities as needed including documenting procedures and ensuring data quality standards are met. Ensure consistency and cleanliness of data in the CRM.
Gift Processing and Acknowledgements:
- Support the Development Manager with seasonal gift processing and acknowledgments for all gifts from individuals corporations foundations and community organizations.
- Support the Development Manager with gift acknowledgement letters receipts and pledge reminders. Provide supporting information to management for personalized donationrelated correspondence.
- Respond to requests for information from donors volunteers and staff in a professional and timely manner.
Reporting and Fundraising Analytics:
- Strategize with team for targeted communications appeals and outreach efforts to donors
- Work closely with the Director of Development and the Development Manager to support the department in prospective donor research and data analysis.
- Develop systems and successfully implement procedures for effectively tracking pipelines of donors and facilitating information maintenance.
- Provide insights to inform strategy planning and execution of projects.
Administrative Support:
- Export reports and lists for donor meetings outreach and stewardship activities. Support the delivery of highquality donor services and volunteer relations.
- Support event registrations and any followup (surveys letters emails reporting etc.). Participate on event planning committees and support event production.
- Conduct prospect research as requested.
- Complete and submit accurate time sheets and absence reports to management in a timely manner.
- Perform other administrative duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Must be passionate about Caminars mission.
- Perform all functions with a high degree of accuracy confidentiality and ability to represent the organization in a positive manner at all times. Must have strong computer skills including experience with Microsoft Office (Word Excel Publisher etc.) mail merge and Google Docs. Customer relationship management (CRM) database experience is required.
- Interest in fundraising and relationship management. Two years of related professional experience preferred. Prior experience in fundraising highly preferred; experience in marketing sales or customer service preferred.
- Must have excellent interpersonal and project management skills with an ability to work with diverse groups.
- Prior experience organizing meetings and events helpful. Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends.
- Demonstrated project and time management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Must demonstrate acceptable level of maturity good judgment and emotional stability.
- Problem solvingidentifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
- Customer Servicemanages difficult customer situations responds promptly to customer needs and solicits customer feedback to improve service.
- Oral and written communicationspeaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations demonstrates group presentation skills and conducts meetings. Completes written progress notes and other formal communications skillfully and professionally.
- Quality managementlooks for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness. Ensure consistent workflows internal controls and highest level of data integrity within the database.
- Adaptabilityadapts to changes in the work environment manages competing demands and can deal with frequent change delays or unexpected events.
- Dependability consists of at work and on time follows instructions responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance.
- Safety and securityactively promotes and personally observes safety and security procedures and uses equipment and materials properly.
- Must be a dynamic selfstarter with demonstrated ability to work independently on special projects.
Position Requirements:
- Physical: Occasionally required to push/pull objects up to 50 lbs. and to lift/carry objects up to 25 lbs. Frequently required to perform moderately difficult manipulative tasks such as typing writing etc. Must be able to walk stand and sit for extended periods.
- Sensory: Frequently required to read documents written reports and plans. Must be able to distinguish normal sounds with some background noise as in answering the phone interacting with residents and staff etc. Must be able to speak clearly and understand/be understood using the English language.
- Cognitive: Frequently required to concentrate on moderate detail with constant interruption. Must be able to attend a task/function for 2045 minutes at a time. Frequently required to understand and relate to specific ideas several at a time. Must be able to remember multiple tasks/assignments given to self and others over a period of several days.
- Environmental Conditions: Frequent exposure to varied office and mixed (residential/office) environments. Occasional exposure to toxins and poisonous substances dust and loud noises.
- Equipment: Frequently required to use a computer phone and fax machine.
Essential Requirements:
- Must be able to meet and receive a criminal records clearance as required by Title XXII other licensing regulations and Caminar practices.
- This position may require limited occasional or frequent driving. If required a valid California driver license a reliable personal vehicle and current personal auto insurance is required by law. In addition an MVR sufficient to obtain and maintain insurability under agency auto liability policies are all essential job requirements.
- Must be able to pass post offer preemployment medical and drug tests as required under State Community Care Licensing regulations and/or agency policies.
- If applicable a personal cell phone with reliable service and a data plan to use for business purposes.
- May be required to obtain and maintain First Aid and CPR certification.
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Medical Dental and Vision
Health coverage choices to fit you and your familys needs. A zerocost option foremployeeonly and generous contributions to employee and dependent premiums.
Health coverage choices to fit you and your familys needs. A zerocost option foremployeeonly and generous contributions to employee and dependent premiums.
Flexible Spending Account
Receive tax savings on outofpocket health care costs.
Receive tax savings on outofpocket health care costs.
Employee Wellness Program
Well reimburse you for a portion of your gym/fitness dues.
Well reimburse you for a portion of your gym/fitness dues.
Life LongtermDisability andAD&D Insurance
Provided at no cost to our fulltime employees. Includes an option to purchase additional life coverage for both employees and dependents.
Provided at no cost to our fulltime employees. Includes an option to purchase additional life coverage for both employees and dependents.
Paid Time Off
We offer twelve paid holidays and a generous sick and vacation benefit.
We offer twelve paid holidays and a generous sick and vacation benefit.
401(K) Retirement Savings Plan
We offer options for both pretax and posttax (Roth) contributions.
The plan also offers an employer match on eligible employee deferralsatone year of service.
We offer options for both pretax and posttax (Roth) contributions.
The plan also offers an employer match on eligible employee deferralsatone year of service.
Commuter Benefits
Commuting to work each day can be expensive. Receive tax savings on your commuting costs!
Commuting to work each day can be expensive. Receive tax savings on your commuting costs!
Employee Assistance Program
For whatever issue you might face our Life Assistance Program offers free confidential assistance at no cost to you.
For whatever issue you might face our Life Assistance Program offers free confidential assistance at no cost to you.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
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